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The Third Cry to Legba and Other Invocations

Selected Stories of Manly Wade Wellman, Volume 1

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The Third Cry to Legba and Other Invocations

By: Manly Wade Wellman
Narrated by: Brian Troxell
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This audiobook collects Wellman’s John Thunstone and Lee Corbet stories, written between 1943 and 1979. These stories combine the mystical and horrific with traditional Southern folk tales and legends. These stories also reveal a post-World War II modernism that make them much more then pulp romanticism. The paranoia and cynicism of modern weird icons, such as The X-files, may well have had their genesis in the pulp musings of Manly Wade Wellman. Indeed the intensely driven, idealistic occult investigator, John Thunstone, could be a pulp/noir stand-in for Fox Mulder.

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This collection of Manly Wade Wellman’s intriguing, mystifying, and eerie stories featuring John Thunstone and Lee Cobbet is guaranteed to inspire paranoia and thrills. Brian Troxell gives voice to the disturbing, sometimes alarming, and always entertaining adventures of these investigators of the supernatural from a master of mystically romantic pulp horror. Stories featuring playboy detective of the supernatural, Thunstone, and fellow occult expert Cobbet include, besides the title story famous for introducing Thunstone and arch-enemy, sorcerer Rowley Thorne, "The Golden Goblins", "Hoofs", "The Letters of Cold Fire", "John Thunstone's Inheritance", "Sorcery from Thule", "The Dead Man's Hand", and "The Shonokins".
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Fast moving and fun, with characters you'll love.to follow from one adventure to the next and a few winks and nods to other pulp masters of the tiem .

Old school pulp fun!

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Excellent occult detective stories by Manly Wade Wellman about John Thunston, Lee Cobbett, and Judge Pursuivant! Most were about Thunston, several about Cobbett, and the last story included both Cobbett and Pursuivant. All fun stories! At the end we're two stories from the 2nd volume in the series including the title story: The Devil Must Not Be Mocked set in a castle in Transylvania during WWII.

Wellman's occult detectives ...

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What made the experience of listening to The Third Cry to Legba and Other Invocations the most enjoyable?

I loved the John Thunstone character and couldn't get enough. Initially a bit disappointed with the other main characters but they grow on you almost as fast.

Any additional comments?

I found Manly Wade Wellman due to a mention and acknowledgement of him in the preface of a Hellboy story in a Hellboy graphic novel by Mike Mignola. I can definitely see the inspiration Mignola drew from these stories and if you are a fan of his, you'll likely love Wellman as well.

LOVED this collection

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If you could sum up The Third Cry to Legba and Other Invocations in three words, what would they be?

paranormal pulp fiction

What did you like best about this story?

There are several high points, but what i like like best is the author's confidence in good's triumph over evil.

What does Brian Troxell bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

The opportunity to absorb this great volume while I drive to work.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

The culmination of twice cursed, and the death of Jackson...

Any additional comments?

download every book in this masterful series.

Thunstone and Cobbett

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I have read/listened to thousands of books 5 books a week for most of my life in almost every genre. Many ok/good. Some very good but only a few authors can I reread multiple times. John D MacDonald, John sandford, some of the writers from the old Weird Tales and always, especially Manly Wade Wellman. Especially the tales set in the area of the North Carolina mntns (and urbane John Thunstone). These stories are so evocative of time and place as well as of supernatural occurrences. Print versions of Manly Wade Wellman tales are hard to find although a few collections can be found at archivedotorg. The volumes at audible com are superlative and are a must for any MWW fan.

Absolutely one of the best

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These are throw back horror stories presented in a great way. The acting is fitting and sets the mood and the stories are timeless! I discovered the author through Hellboy comics and I see the similarities and it doesn’t disappoint.

Great old school horror

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These are fun paranormal battles with the most basic Good vs Evil setup. I really enjoyed them and wish there were more but Wellman’s extensive other writings will have to do. These are well performed and solid candlelight clasics.

Paranormal Investigations without Silver John

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